Real Madrid vs Barcelona : full highlights and goals
Barcelona’s winning streak comes to an end as Real Madrid beat them at their home ground with a 2-1 result.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona : full highlights and goals
The match began, and Barca seemed to be enjoying possession early in the match.
In the 10th min, an almost unmissable chance came for the home team, as Neymar ran away from Ramos before delivering a low cross into Suarez, but the striker missed the touch, and the chance. Following this, Ramos got booked for dissent.
Amidst the jeers and boos by the supporters of the home team, Real Madrid continued to do the best they could. Pique showed excellent defending, blocking a low cross from Bale before it could reach Ronaldo. In the 18th min of the Real Madrid vs Barcelona match, Carvajal got booked for a late challenge on Iniesta. Messi got a chance to make a free kick, but he just missed the crossbar. In the 20th min, as Rakitic went for a low strike, Navas went down to stop it.
The match continued to be an action-packed one, with players being a little naughty every now and then. The game was on the edge, waiting goal scares every now and then, but at the end of the first half and the 2 additional minutes of the Real Madrid vs Barcelona match, the scoreboard read Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid.
The second half began, the match continued to be a nail-biting one, and in the 55th min, Neymar and Suarez’s joint effort led Messi to make a delivery to the net but Navas made a brilliant save. But a min later, Pique thumped a header that went past Navas, straight into the box, thus helping Barca secure its first score of the Real Madrid vs Barcelona match!
A late challenge on Marcelo led to Rakitic’s booking in the 58th min. in the 63th min, Benzema made good use of the delivery by Kroos that came his way, and sent the ball flying into the Barcelona box, thus scoring the equalizer!
In the 85th min, Ronaldo controlled a high corss by Bale, and fired straight into the home team’s box! Real took the lead in the last few minutes of the match!
Barcelona continued to press forward, but Real continued to show impressive confidence after their much-deserved goal. The whistle was blown at the end of the 90 min, and 2 additional minutes were given, during which Neymar made one last run for the guest’s box, but to no avail. At the end of the match, the scoreboard read Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid.
